|
(337) Devosa |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 15 Nov 2026 | 14.1 | 2.459 AU | 3.371 AU | 13h59m | -15°15' | 19.4° | 7.7° |
| Opposition | 1 Jun 2027 | 12.6 | 2.673 AU | 1.674 AU | 16h28m | -34°07' | 167.8° | 4.6° |
(337) Devosa - 2026-11-15
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Devosa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1371743
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3831345
i (Inclination) : 7.86118
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.29459
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 99.35247
M (Mean anomaly) : 53.26053
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 274.73420
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.75604
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.68
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-11-15 00:00 UT 13 59 19.1 -15 15 11 3.371 2.459 19.4 7.7 282 14.1
2026-11-15 09:21 UT 13 59 59.5 -15 19 24 3.369 2.460 19.6 7.8 282 14.1
2026-11-16 00:00 UT 14 01 02.8 -15 26 01 3.367 2.461 19.9 7.9 282 14.1
2026-11-17 00:00 UT 14 02 46.5 -15 36 48 3.364 2.462 20.5 8.1 282 14.1
2026-11-18 00:00 UT 14 04 30.2 -15 47 32 3.361 2.464 21.1 8.3 282 14.1
2026-11-19 00:00 UT 14 06 13.8 -15 58 13 3.357 2.465 21.6 8.5 282 14.1
2026-11-20 00:00 UT 14 07 57.4 -16 08 51 3.353 2.467 22.2 8.7 282 14.1
2026-11-21 00:00 UT 14 09 40.9 -16 19 26 3.350 2.468 22.7 8.9 282 14.1
2026-11-22 00:00 UT 14 11 24.4 -16 29 58 3.346 2.469 23.3 9.1 282 14.1
2026-11-23 00:00 UT 14 13 07.9 -16 40 26 3.342 2.471 23.8 9.3 282 14.2
2026-11-24 00:00 UT 14 14 51.3 -16 50 51 3.338 2.472 24.4 9.5 282 14.2
2026-11-25 00:00 UT 14 16 34.7 -17 01 13 3.333 2.474 25.0 9.7 282 14.2
2026-11-26 00:00 UT 14 18 18.1 -17 11 32 3.329 2.475 25.5 9.9 282 14.2
2026-11-27 00:00 UT 14 20 01.4 -17 21 48 3.324 2.477 26.1 10.1 282 14.2
2026-11-28 00:00 UT 14 21 44.6 -17 32 00 3.320 2.478 26.7 10.3 282 14.2
2026-11-29 00:00 UT 14 23 27.8 -17 42 09 3.315 2.479 27.2 10.5 282 14.2
2026-11-30 00:00 UT 14 25 10.9 -17 52 15 3.310 2.481 27.8 10.7 282 14.2
2026-12-01 00:00 UT 14 26 54.0 -18 02 17 3.305 2.482 28.4 10.9 282 14.2
2026-12-02 00:00 UT 14 28 37.1 -18 12 16 3.300 2.484 28.9 11.1 282 14.2
2026-12-03 00:00 UT 14 30 20.0 -18 22 12 3.295 2.485 29.5 11.3 282 14.2
2026-12-04 00:00 UT 14 32 02.9 -18 32 04 3.290 2.486 30.1 11.5 282 14.2
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.
